Worst years for a Ford F-350
Owners have filed 3,845 complaints about the Ford F-350 with NHTSA across model years 1989 to 2014. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Every Ford F-350 year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | C | 150 | 8 | 1 | 73,000 | Steering |
| 2013 | B | 110 | 2 | 4 | 85,500 | Steering |
| 2012 | C | 252 | 9 | 5 | 90,000 | Steering |
| 2011 | C | 204 | 4 | 5 | 61,000 | Steering |
| 2009 | A | 55 | 3 | 0 | 116,640 | Suspension |
| 2008 | D | 176 | 12 | 12 | 66,266 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2007 | B | 56 | 2 | 1 | 25,430 | Suspension |
| 2006 | D | 206 | 13 | 6 | 60,000 | Steering |
| 2005 | C | 170 | 8 | 8 | 80,500 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2004 | D | 216 | 17 | 7 | 48,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2003 | C | 104 | 12 | 8 | 47,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2002 | C | 140 | 19 | 11 | 65,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2001 | D | 181 | 24 | 14 | 74,562 | Tires |
| 2000 | F | 367 | 45 | 9 | 81,000 | Tires |
| 1999 | F | 531 | 60 | 12 | 105,850 | Tires |
| 1998 | B | 16 | 1 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1997 | C | 188 | 14 | 15 | 117,000 | Brakes |
| 1996 | C | 167 | 10 | 16 | 100,000 | Brakes |
| 1995 | C | 191 | 9 | 18 | 124,055 | Brakes |
| 1994 | C | 126 | 6 | 6 | 141,450 | Brakes |
| 1993 | B | 129 | 6 | 6 | 113,852 | Brakes |
| 1992 | — | 74 | 1 | 7 | — | Brakes |
| 1991 | — | 34 | 3 | 5 | — | Brakes |
| 1989 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
What breaks on a Ford F-350
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Ford F-350
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Ford F-350, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Ford F-350 problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Ford F-350
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.